Title: California fish and game
Identifier: californiafishgabien19561958cali (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game
Subjects: Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons
Publisher: (San Francisco, etc. ) State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game
Contributing Library: California Department of Fish and Game
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Water diverted from Frianf Dam, background, has left salmon high and dry during spawning runs up the San Joaquin River. The c/epaj ;/fic..i ..as seeking water for salmon at a State Water Rights Board hearing which began at the end of the biennium. âBureau of Reclamation Photo Through the years the people of California have been quici< to obtain legislation to prevent overhar- vesting, or other direct damage, to the publicly owned fish and game resources. Unfortunately, the absolute necessity of maintaining a suitable habitat for these resources has not always been so readily recognized. Water is a key element in the habitat of our fish and game resources, and without proper amounts and quality of water they will be destroyed. Thus, the maintenance of these resources is inextricably tied to water supplies, and water development projects can have major effects on our fish and wildlife resources. Dams create barriers to migratory species of fish, preventing access to their ancestral spawning grounds. Diversion of water in excessive amounts can leave the stream without sufficient water to provide for fish food production, spawning, migrations, etc. The fish may not be killed immediately, but the population gradually declines and the end result is the same. The water needs of waterfowl can be impaired and migra- tion routes of game animals can be disrupted. These are some of the more obvious adverse effects, although there are many others. On the other hand, a water project can result in improved water supplies or water quality for fish and wildlife. In some cases they have provided better con- ditions than existed prior to the development. Creation of other types of water-associated recreation, and im- proved access to recreation areas are other beneficial effects of some projects. The prevention of damage to the fish and wildlife resources involves the maintenance of adequate stream flows, construction of fish ladders, fish screens, fish hatcheries, project facility changes and many other special provisions, all of which are costly and some- times have a major effect on the economics or feasi- bility of a project. Enhancement Opporfun'it'ies In most water development projects there are ex- cellent opportunities for enhancement of fish and game, and if advantage is taken of these opportunities, through multipurpose long-range planning, it will have a major effect on the economic .strength of the state in the future. 39.

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